Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Barring a rapid and unexpected turnaround, the New York Mets − the most expensive team in baseball history − are far from being a playoff contender.

These five players may have an outsized impact on how the second half of the 2023 MLB season unfolds.

Shohei Ohtani heard the chants from Seattle fans loud and clear at the All-Star Game. “I definitely heard it,” the potential free agent said.

While the SEC’s draft dominance now includes baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates show urgency with No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes.

Ballplayers drafted in 2013 feel like they were playing in the Dark Ages as they contemplate how technology and training have changed baseball.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout suffered a fractured hamate bone in his left hand and was placed on the injured list Tuesday.

Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday, which will knock the Los Angeles Dodgers ace out of the MLB All-Star Game on July 11.

The Atlanta Braves finally have run down the Tampa Bay Rays atop the USA TODAY Sports MLB power rankings.

There are at least eight players who may feel indignant that the fans, players and MLB officials did not select them for the 2023 All-Star Game.